Applications are now open for you to attend a GoGlobal: Spring or Summer School, which will be paid for by the Faculty of Business and Law. We value offering opportunities outside your standard studies and aim to provide an excellent student experience. This ensures you build the transferable skills to succeed once you graduate from Manchester Metropolitan University.
This experience will be based in either Switzerland at The International Management Institute in Lucerne (Spring School), the Rabat Business School at the International University of Rabat in Morocco (Summer School), The British University Vietnam in Hanoi (Summer School) or Paris (Spring School). This opportunity is open to all level 5 undergraduate students who are registered in November 2024, who are on a full programme with us (so not students visiting us for one or two semesters).
Travel dates
TBA but on or around the following:
Switzerland Spring School – 4th – 9th March 2025
Paris Spring School – 3rd – 8th March 2025
Summer School: British University Vietnam (Hanoi) 27th May – 4th June 2025 (approx.)
Summer School: Rabat Business School 27th May – 3rd June 2025
We will send a group of students from the faculty to the various visits, so you will travel and experience an international opportunity together. We will also be sending two staff members from the University with you. There will be shout outs in your lectures telling you more about the summer schools, which will include taught sessions, cultural visits, and industry visits.
We have approximately 90 places to offer spread across the faculty. On each trip, we will evenly distribute places to the departments that are signed up for this experience, which will be awarded on merit.
Requirements to apply
For the Paris and Switzerland Spring School
- Have a minimum of 60% average GPA from Level 4 (first year)
- Have a good attendance record in Level 4 – we are looking for minimum 65%
- Priority will be awarded first to those students who engaged in GoGlobal week 6 in March 2024.
For the Summer Schools in Rabat and Vietnam
- Have a minimum of 60% average GPA from Semester 1 this academic year (24/25)
- Have a good attendance record in semester 1, level 5 – we are looking for minimum 65%
- You will have to attend 4 activities within GoGlobal: week 6 (week beginning 3rd March 2025) add: we will check the Rise platform as evidence of attendance.
For both Spring and Summer Schools
- 50% of the places will be prioritised for students on the student welfare package.
- *Level 5 is year 2 undergraduate (note you have to be a permanent student not a visiting student to be able to apply)
- If you are selected, pay a non-refundable deposit to show you are serious (£75) and complete an additional survey to collect the required passport information etc.
- For students receiving financial support from the university, if the deposit is a problem, please contact ggsmf@mmu.ac.uk for information on our GoGlobal Student Mobility Fund.
- It is expected that the demand for places will be competitive, therefore students can only apply for one Spring/Summer school from the experiences offered.
- You will have a valid passport at the time of travelling, and if you require a visa to travel, you must be able to obtain this also.
- If you are selected, you will need to attend a 50 minute online sustainability course to understand how you can offset carbon emissions from this trip. This will be conducted prior to travel being booked. You will be expected to make a pledge to evidence how you will offset the emission related to this trip.
- All students selected will be asked to complete a post-trip survey for quality purposes.
Deadline for applications
The deadline is 4 December 2024. You will be notified by the end of the day on 13 December 2024, whether you have been successful or not if you applied for a Spring School trip (Paris and Switzerland) and by 27 March if you apply for a Summer School (Rabat and Hanoi).
Other information
Accommodation will be two students sharing a room with the same gender. The Faculty will only pay for one GoGlobal visit overseas per student for the duration of their programme, although there are exceptions, such as case competitions and rewards. Apart from a non-refundable deposit, we will cover the cost of the Spring/Summer school, return travel from the University and accommodation. You will be responsible for your food and drink and any social activities you organise yourself.
If you have any questions, please speak to your academic lead Dr Asia Alder
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